Vehicle electronic security device

ABSTRACT

An electronic security device for interposition in the ignition circuit of a motor vehicle and including a receptacle having coded indicia along at least one inner surface thereof corresponding to coded indicia of a card adapted for insertion in the receptacle, and transport means for transporting the card within the receptacle to cause juxtaposition of the coded indicia of the card with the coded indicia of the receptacle, the device including primary electrical switch means electrically connected therein so that juxtaposition of the coded indicia closes the ignition circuit through the device.

United States Patent [1 1 [11] 3,777,306 Speickhoff Dec. 4, 1973 VEHICLEELECTRONIC SECURITY DEVICE Primary Examiner-Alvin l-l. Waring [75]Inventor: Lester T. Speickhofi, St. Louis, Mo. Atwmey Edmund Rogers et[73] Assignee: Arthur G. Simpson, St. Louis, Mo.

a part interest [57] ABSTRACT [22] Filed: oct- 16, 1972 An electronicsecurity devlce for interposition m the [52] US. Cl. 340/64, 307/ 10 AT,200/46, 180/114 [51] Int. Cl. B60r 25/04 [58] Field of Search 340/63,64; 307/10 AT; 200/46; 180/114 [56] References Cited UNITED STATESPATENTS 3,634,880 1/ 1972 Hawkins 340/63 ignition circuit of a motorvehicle and including a receptacle having coded indicia along at leastone inner surface thereof corresponding to coded indicia of a cardadapted for insertion in the receptacle, and transport means fortransporting the card within the receptacle to cause juxtaposition ofthe coded indicia of the card with the coded indicia of the receptacle,the device including primary electrical switch means electricallyconnected therein so that juxtaposition of the coded indicia closes theignition circuit through the device.

4 153 158 I60 I 1? I VEHICLE ELECTRONIC SECURITY DEVICE The presentinvention relates to a security system for motor vehicles such asautomobiles, boats and the like and particularly relates to atamper-proof device which easily may be installed in motor vehicles andconnected in the electrical system thereof.

Auto theft, including theft of various automobile ac cessories, hasbecome an increasingly serious national problem. The high incidence ofthese crimes, particularly in urban areas, has prompted research intomethods for preventing such crimes from occurring. Research in this areadates back to at least 1923 (U.S. Pat. No. 1,442,487) wherein theelectro-mechanical locking mechanism for motor vehicles was proposed.More recent research in this area is reported in U.S. Pat. Nos.3,453,591; 3,524,989; 3,544,804; 3,611,287; 3,624,602 and 3,649,961. Dueperhaps in large measure to the expense involved in equippingautomobiles with such devices, none have apparently met with acceptanceeither by motor vehicle manufacturers or by motor vehicle owners. Manyof these devices (U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,544,804; 3,611,287, etc.) haveinvolved highly sophisticated electronic equipment.

It is readily apparent that the need is great for a reliable, yetinexpensive, security system for motor vehicles. To be successful, sucha system must be simple to operate, inexpensive (so that it may bepurchased by motor vehicle owners of modest means), and easy andinexpensive to install. Yet, the system must provide reliableprotection.

It is hence an object of the invention to provide a security system formotor vehicles which is easy and inexpensive to install, and which isreliable and capable of easy operation.

It is another object of the invention to provide a motor vehiclesecurity system capable of easy installation in the ignition circuit ofa motor vehicle and adapted to be mounted on the dashboard hereof.

It is another object of the invention to provide a security system forautomobiles requiring, for operation, insertion of a coded card thereinand integrally including circuits for unlocking the hood and trunk ofthe motor vehicle.

It is yet another object of the invention to provide a security systemfor motor vehicles which includes a hood locking and opening circuit andwhich further provides means for employing an external source ofelectrical power should the internal power supply of the motor vehiclefail.

Briefly, the present invention relates to an electronic security devicefor interposition in the ignition circuit of a motor vehicle. The devicecomprises a. means defining an elongated receptacle having I codedindicia along at least one inner surface thereof corresponding to codedindicia of a card adapted for insertion in the receptacle;

b. transport means for transporting the card within the receptacle tocause juxtaposition of the coded indicia of the inner surface of thereceptacle with that of the card after insertion of the card in thereceptacle;

c. an electric circuit interposable in the ignition circuit of a motorvehicle; and

d. primary electrical switch means interrupting said electric circuitand closable by juxtaposition of the coded indicia to close saiselectric said through the device.

In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the device of the present invention with codedcard inserted, but without wiring;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the device of the present inventionshown with the top cover removed;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the device depicted in FIG. 4 showingseparate parts A through I ihclusive, without wiring;

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view taken generally along lines 6-6 of FIG.1;

FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view, partly broken away, taken along lines7-7 of FIG. 5 E and showing also FIG. 5 G;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view, partially broken away, of the part shown as Din FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a side view of the part as E in FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the part shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a schematic wiring diagram of the device of the invention;and

FIG. 12 is a side view of a trunk-release mechanism.

Referring first to FIG. 4, the device of the invention is designatedgenerally as 10 and is adapted for mounting preferably in the dashboardor other control section of a motor vehicle with the front surface 12thereof being displayed to the operator. The device includes meansdefining an elongated receptacle shown generally as 14 for receptiontherewith of a coded card 16, the code taking, for example, the form ofpredeterminedly located pins 18 arising from the surface thereof.Included in the front surface 12 is a toggle switch 22 for closing anelectrical circuit leading, for example, to a hood release mechanism asignal light 24 which glows when the toggle switch circuit is closed, apush-button 26 for closing an electrical circuit leading, for example,to a trunk-releasing mechanism, and an externally operable projectionshown as handle 28,

movement of which transports the coded card 16 tamper-proof metal tubinginto the hood section of a motor vehicle.

Referring now to FIG. 5, the device of the present invention in oneembodiment may be assembled from a series of parts, the larger of whichare labeled A through I, inclusive for convenience. A base member 40(FIG. 5 H) is provided with a recessed top surface 42, a frontwardlyextending, slightly elevated wedgeshaped surface 44 and a rearwardlyextending recessed surface 46. The recessed top surface 42 is adapted toreceive level member 48 (FIG. 5 I) such that movement of the levelhandle 28 in the direction shown by arrow 50 causes the lever member 48to pivot about its axis 54, shank portion 52 of the lever moving acrosssurface 48 and the end 56 of the lever describing an arc across recessedsurface 42. Secondary switch means, consisting of microswitch 58 (FIG. 5G) is positioned upon rearwardly extending surface 46 of the base 40,and is held in position by attachment to intermediate member 66 byscrews 59. Microswitch 58 is provided with a small projection 60positioned to be contacted by tip 56 of the lever 48 when the handle 28of the lever 3 48 is moved to the right, thereby closing the circuitbetween leads 62 and 64 of the microswitch.

Seated upon base 40 is intermediate plate member 66, the upper surface68 of which is depressed as shown at 70 to form a portion of the lowersurface of elongated receptacle 14 (FIG. 4) into which coded card 16 maybe inserted. Bushing 72 (FIG. E and FIGS. 9 and is inserted into orifice74 in a further depressed area 76 of depressed surface 70 ofintermediate plate 66 and thence passes through orifice 78 in levermember 48 where it is held firmly by means of set screw 80. Thus,movement of lever member 48 in the direction shown by arrow 50 in turncauses bushing 72 to rotate on axis 54. Lever 48 is shown off-set inFIG. 5 to facilitate the drawing.

The upper surface 82 of bushing 72 is provided with a series of upwardlyextending teeth 84 about its periphery (FIGS. 9 and 10), the purpose ofwhich will be subsequently explained.

The rearward portion of depressed surface 70 of intermediate plate 66has an elongated orifice 86 therethrough bearing movable vertical pinmember 88 (FIG. 7). Pin 88 is supported within orifice 86 by sleeve 90,which in turn is urged in the direction shown by arrow 92 (FIG. 5 F andFIG. 7) by a spring assembly depicted in FIG. 7 as spring 94 andretaining plug 96 carried within rearwardly extending orifice 98. Theorifice 86 bearing pin 88 is so positioned as to permit the lowerportion 100 of the pin, under the pressure of spring 94, to assume a'position closely adjacent projection 60 of microswitch 58, as shown inFIG. 7. Movement of the handle 28 of the lever 48 to the right causesthe end 56 of the lever member to encounter lower portion 100 of thepin, thereby preventing operation of the microswitch 58 by depression ofprojection 60 of the microswitch.

Sliding plate member 102 (FIG. 5 C) is slidingly seated upon therearward portion of depressed surface 70 of intermediate plate 66 (FIG.5 F). Plate 102 has an orifice 104 adjacent one end thereof whichreceives upwardly extending portion 106 of pin 88. Thus, movement of theplate 102 in a rearward direction moves pin 88 in the direction oppositeto that shown by arrow 92 (FIG. 5 F and FIG. 7). In this retractedposition, lower end 100 of the pin is removed rearwardly a shortdistance from projection 60 of microswitch 58 so that pin 88 is nolonger encountered by tip 56 of the lever member 48 when the levermember is operated, thereby permitting tip 56 to contact and depress themicroswitch projection 60. Recessed portion 70 of intermediate plate 66,as noted above, forms the lower portion of an elongated receptacle 14into switch coded card 16 may be inserted. Upon insertion of the card,the leading edge 108 thereof bears against forward edge 110 of thesliding plate member 102, forcing the sliding plate member in arearwardly direction which in turn moves pin 88 rearwardly out of thepath of tip 56 of the lever 48 so that the tip of the lever may contactand depress microswitch projection 60.

Bias plate 112 (FIGA. 5 D and 8) is removably seated in depressed area76 of intermediate plate 66. The bottom surface 114 of the bias plate isprovided with a centrally located, downwardly extending annularprojection 116 having a toothed lower surface, the teeth being shown at118 in FIG. 8. Tooth projection 116 is adapted to cooperate with toothedbushing 72 (FIGS. 9 and 10) such that the toothed surfaces intermesh.

Bias plate 112 is prevented from rotational movement with respect tointermediate plate 66 by the walls 120 which laterally bound depressedarea 76.- Thus, when bushing 72 is rotated as shown by arrow 122 in FIG.10, the interrneshing teeth 84 and 118 co-act to cam bias plate 112 inan upwardly direction. After the bias plate 122 has been thus elevatedto its maximum height. the platen surfaces of teeth 84 and 118 may slideacross each other for a short distance.

The lever 48 and microswitch 58 are so positioned that the tip 56 of thelever contacts projection 60 of the microswitch only when the lever hasbeen moved to an extreme right hand position, as limited by the verticalwall 124 bounding wedge-shaped surface 44 of the base plate. In apreferred embodiment, the pitch of teeth 84 of bushing 72 is chosen sothat substantially maximum elevation is imparted to the bias plate 112when the handle 28 of the lever is moved to the right to an extent justinsufficient to cause tip 56 of the lever to contact projection 60 ofthe microswitch. Further movement of handle 28 to the right causes theflat surfaces of teeth 84 and 118 to slide across each other,maintaining the bias plate in the elevated position, and permitting thetip 56 of the lever to contact the projection 60 of the microswitch 58.Thus, it will be understood that microswitch 60 cannot be operated untilbias plate 112 has assumed substantially its maximum elevated positionin response to movement of handle 28 to the right.

Mounted upon the upper surface 68 of intermediate plate 66 is switchplate (FIG. 5 B, FIG. 6). Inserted into three partial holes drilled intothe slightly recessed upper surface 132 of switch plate 130 are threemicroswitches 134, 136 and 138, microswitch 138 being pictured incross-section in FIG. 6. Microswitches 134, 136 and 138 arebottom-operated; that is, they are actuated by an upwardly directedforce. As exemplified in FIG. 6, the microswitches 134,136 and 138 arepositioned sufficiently close to the lower surface 140 of switch plate130 so as to be activated by pins 18 carried by the coded card 16 whenthe coded card is biased upwardly in the elongated receptacle 14. Theundersurface 140 of switch plate 130 contains small predeterminedlylocated pin holes 142 aligned with the inserted microswitches 134, 136and 138, through which pins 18 may extend to contact the microswitches.Also provided in the switch plate are pairs of orifices 144, 146 and148, 150, through which microswitches 134 and 138 in switchplate 130 maybe electrically connected to toggle switch 22, light 24 and pushbutton26, as will be subsequently explained. Microswitches 134, 136 and 138are provided with upwardly extending sets of terminals to whichappropriate electrical connections can be made. These microswitches, aswell as microswitch 58, are commercially available items and preferablyare selected to carry at least 7 amperes 15 amperes for switch 58).

Cover plate 152 serves to cover the recessed surface 132 of theswitchplate. Base plate 40, intermediate plate 66, switch plate 130 andthe cover plate are held in rigid alignment by pins 36 and 38 by boltsidentified generally as 154.

As thus assembled, coded card 16 may be inserted into the elongatedreceptacle 14, thereby pushing back sliding plate member 102 which inturn causes pin 88 to move out of the line of travel of the end 56 ofthe lever member 48. Movement of the handle portion 28 of the lever tothe right causes bias plate 112 to be elevated, thereby lifting thecoded card bodily upwardly within the elongated receptacle,predeterminedly located pins 18 on the coded card entering therelatively located pin holes 142 in the lower surface of the switchblock 130 to activate microswitches 134, 136 and 138. Further movementof lever 48 to the right causes activation of microswitch 58, tip 56 ofthe lever depressing projection 60 of the microswitch. It will thus beunderstood that at least microswitches 134 and 138 are always activatedbefore microswitch 58 when the lever 48 is moved to the right.Similarly, movement of the lever to the left de-activates themicroswitches in switch plate 130 only after microswitch 58 has beendeactivated.

Further, microswitch 58 cannot be activated until sliding plate member102 has been moved rearwardly by insertion of the coded card into thedevice (thus moving pin 88 out of the line of travel of lever end 56).In the preferred embodiment, the leading edge 108 of card 16 is shapedto coincide with forward edge 110 of the sliding plate member 102 so asto smoothly move the plate member rearwardly between walls 111 of thesupporting intermediate plate 66 without cocking or jamming which wouldoccur if another instrument such as a knife blade or the like wereinserted in the receptacle 14 in an attempt to move the sliding platerearwardly.

Referring now to FIGS. 4 and 11 of the drawing, leads 160 and 162 areconnected into the ignition system of a motor vehicle so that thesecurity device of the invention interrupts the ignition circuit. Forexample, leads 160 and 162 may be connected respectively to the coil andto the distributor of a motor vehicle. Activation of microswitch 136 byinsertion of the coded card and movement of the lever to the far rightcloses the ignition system through the device (although the usual,separate key operation of the ignition and starter circuits is alsodesired). Although the primary electrical switch means represented bymicroswitch 136 in the drawing requires only the coded card 16 beelevated within elongated receptacle 14 in order to close the ignitioncircuit through the security device 10, it is understood that theprimary electrical switch means may include other switches, similarlyoperated, which may close other electrical circuits through the securitydevice.

Microswitches 134 and 138 are exemplified as operating in circuits foropening of the hood and trunk respectively of a motor vehicle, andoperate as follows: lead 62 is connected to the battery 164 of the motorvehicle, and transmits electrical current directly to microswitch 58.Microswitch 58 is connected to microswitch 134 by lead 64. From switch134, current is directed through lead 166 to toggle switch 22, thence tolight 24 and through lead 168 to a hood-opening mechanism which'may, aspointed out above, operate by means of a solenoid mechanism in a mannerknown to the art. Energizing of the hood-opening solenoid mechanism thusis accomplished by inserting coded card 16 into the elongated receptacle14, moving of lever 28 to the right to cause sequentical closing ofmicroswitches 134 and 58, the movement of toggle switch 22 to the closedposition. When all of these switches have been closed, and the solenoidis in the retracted position for opening the hood, light 24 will glow,notifying the operator that the solenoid is being held in the openposition. Because opening of an automobile hood, for example, requires vthe operator to manually operate various mechanical levers at the frontof the hood, toggle switch 22 is provided to maintain the solenoidmechanism in the open position while the hood is being opened fromoutside of the automobile. A suitable solenoid mechanism for use in thepresent invention is shown in FIGS. l-3 of U.S. Pat. No. 3,61l,287. Itshould be noted that as lever 28 is thrown to the right, microswitch 134is necessarily energized prior in time to microswitch 58, therebyeliminating the possibility of arcing in microswitch 134.

Lead 170 is connected to lead 64 at microswitch 134, and conductselectricity to pushbutton switch 26 on the face of the security device.Electricity is thence conducted by lead 172 to microswitch 138, andthence to lead 174 to a trunk-release mechanism 180, as exemplified inFIG. 12 of the drawing. Electrical energy transmitted to the solenoidcauses the plunger 182 thereof to strike the latch 184 of the trunkcover and disengage the same from the latch 186 which is attached to thetrunk floor, thereby permitting the trunk to spring open. Since thetrunk of a motor vehicle is normally held closed only by the action oflatch 184 and latch 186, there is no need to maintain the solenoidplunger 182 in the forward position after latch 184 has disengaged latch186; hence, a pushbutton switch may be used to advantage in thiscircuit. Thus, after microswitches 138 and 58 have been sequentiallyclosed by movement of lever 28 to the right, operation of pushbutton 26will cause the trunk to open.

Microswitches 134 and 138, as referred to herein, represent primarycircuit breakers of the device. It is understood, of course, that otherprimary circuit breakers may also be employed in the device of thepresent invention for operation of the various other electrical devicesof a motor vehicle. As described above, microswitch 58, herein calledsecondary switch means is always closed after closure of primary circuitbreakers represented by microswitches 134 and 138, thereby preventingarcing in these primary circuit breakers.

The device of the present invention also preferably includes means foremploying an outside source of power should the battery of the motorvehicle fail. In this regard, electrical jack 32 (FIGS. 4 and 11) isprovided on one side of the security device for transmitting electricalenergy through lead to lead 62 so that the hood release mechanism may beoperated by insertion of the card 16, movement of the lever 48 andoperation of toggle switch 22. Thus gaining access to the hood of anautomobile, one may replace the battery thereof or take other measuresto start the automobile. As an anti-theft measure, it will be noted inits pre ferred embodiment that connection of an outside source ofelectrical power to jack 32 will not provide power to the ignitioncircuit through the security device of the invention.

As noted above, the various electrical wires leading from the device arebundled together at the rear of the device and are passed through arigidly supported pipe into the motor compartment of a motor vehicle(e.g., beneath the hood of an automobile) so as to prevent would-betheives from attempting to start the vehicle by short-circuiting of theelectrical wiring.

Although the device has been described by exemplary reference to thedrawing therein certain components were assembled in a layerconstruction (e.g., from suitably machined sections of a phenoticlaminated insulating board), other constructions more amenable to massproduction are contemplated, such as pressure-forming of plastic partsand the like.

It is to be understood that the foregoing description and theaccompanying drawings have been given by way of illustration andexample. It is also to be understood that changes in form of the severalparts, substitution of equivalent elements or steps, and rearrangementof parts, or steps, which will be readily apparent to one skilled in theart, are contemplated as within the scope of the present invention,which is limited only by the claims which follow.

What is claimed is:

1. Electronic security device for interposition in the ignition circuitof a motor vehicle and comprising:

a. means defining an elongated receptacle having coded indicia along atleast one inner surface thereof corresponding to coded indicia of a cardadapted for insertion in the receptacle;

b. transport means for transporting said card within said receptacle tocause juxtaposition of the coded indicia of said card with the codedindicia of said at least one inner surface of the receptacle afterinsertion of said card in said receptacle;

c. an electric ciruit interposable in the ignition circuit of amotorvehicle; and

d. primary electrical switch means interrupting said electric circuitand closable by said juxtaposition of coded indicia to close saidelectric circuit through said device.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein said transport means includes anexternally operable projection, operation of which transports said cardlaterally within said receptacle to juxtapose the coded indicia of saidcard and the coded indicia of said at least one inner sur face of saidreceptacle.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein said transport means includes:

a. bias means adapted to contact said card when the latter is insertedin said receptacle, and

b. motion transmitting means coupling said externally operableprojection and said bias means to control movement of the latter inresponse to operation of said projection.

4. The device of claim 3 wherein said bias means includes a plate membermovably disposed in said device and adapted to transport said cardthereon in response to operation of said projection.

5. The device of claim 3 wherein said motion transmitting means includesa rotatable member axially mounted in said device for rotation inresponse to operation of said projection, and wherein said bias meansincludes a stationary member cooperating with said rotatable member soas to move axially thereof in response to rotation of said rotatablemember.

6. The device of claim 1 including a plurality of primary circuitbreakers in addition to said primary switch means and closablesubstantially simultaneously in response to juxtaposition of the codedindicia of said card with the codedindicia of said at least one innersurface of said receptacle, said circuit breakers interrupting circuitselectrically controlling selected accessories of said motor vehicle.

7. The device of claim 6 including secondary switch means interposed inthe circuit of each primary circuit breaker, and means preventingclosure of said secondary switch means prior to closure of said primaryswitch means.

8. The device of claim 7 wherein said transport means includes anexternally operable projection, bias means for transporting said cardwithin said receptacle, and motion transmitting means connecting saidbias means and said projection for transmitting motion of saidprojection to said bias means to transport the card within thereceptacle.

9. The device of claim 8 wherein said transport means includes secondaryswitch closing means for closing said secondary switch means afterclosure of said primary switch means and said primary circuit breakers.

10. The device of claim 1 wherein said coded indicia along said at leastone inner surface of said receptacle comprise a plurality of orificestherein so positioned as to receive a respective plurality of pinsarising from a surface of said coded card as the coded indicia thereof.

11. The device of claim 10 wherein said primary switch means and saidprimary circuit breakers comprise a plurality of microswitchescorresponding to and positioned axially of said orifices so as to becontacted and closed by said pins upon receipt thereof within saidorifices.

12. The device of claim 7 including externally operable tertiary switchmeans interposed in the circuit of at least one of said primary circuitbreakers.

13. The device of claim 12 including electrically operable hood-releasemeans for permitting access to a motor compartment of said motorvehicle, said hoodrelease means being electronically connected to asource of electrical power through said tertiary switch means, saidsecondary switch means, and said at least one primary circuit breaker.

14. The device of claim 12 including electronically operable storagecompartment unlocking means for unlocking and permitting access to astorage compartment of said motor vehicle and electronically connectedto a source of electrical power through said tertiary switch means, saidsecondary switch means, and

a primary circuit breaker.

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1. Electronic security device for interposition in the ignition circuitof a motor vehicle and comprising: a. means defining an elongatedreceptacle having coded indicia along at least one inner surface thereofcorresponding to coded indicia of a card adapted for insertion in thereceptacle; b. transport means for transporting said card within saidreceptacle to cause juxtaposition of the coded indicia of said card withthe coded indicia of said at least one inner surface of the receptacleafter insertion of said card in said receptacle; c. an electric ciruitinterposable in the ignition circuit of a motor vehicle; and d. primaryelectrical switch means interrupting said electric circuit and closableby said juxtaposition of coded indicia to close said electric circuitthrough said device.
 2. The device of claim 1 wherein said transportmeans includes an externally operable projection, operation of whichtransports said card laterally within said receptacle to juxtapose thecoded indicia of said card and the coded indicia of said at least oneinner surface of said receptacle.
 3. The device of claim 2 wherein saidtransport means includes: a. bias means adapted to contact said cardwhen the latter is inserted in said receptacle, and b. motiontransmitting means coupling said externally operable projection and saidbias means to control movement of the latter in response to operation ofsaid projection.
 4. The device of claim 3 wherein said bias meansincludes a plate member movably disposed in said device and adapted totransport said card thereon in rEsponse to operation of said projection.5. The device of claim 3 wherein said motion transmitting means includesa rotatable member axially mounted in said device for rotation inresponse to operation of said projection, and wherein said bias meansincludes a stationary member cooperating with said rotatable member soas to move axially thereof in response to rotation of said rotatablemember.
 6. The device of claim 1 including a plurality of primarycircuit breakers in addition to said primary switch means and closablesubstantially simultaneously in response to juxtaposition of the codedindicia of said card with the coded indicia of said at least one innersurface of said receptacle, said circuit breakers interrupting circuitselectrically controlling selected accessories of said motor vehicle. 7.The device of claim 6 including secondary switch means interposed in thecircuit of each primary circuit breaker, and means preventing closure ofsaid secondary switch means prior to closure of said primary switchmeans.
 8. The device of claim 7 wherein said transport means includes anexternally operable projection, bias means for transporting said cardwithin said receptacle, and motion transmitting means connecting saidbias means and said projection for transmitting motion of saidprojection to said bias means to transport the card within thereceptacle.
 9. The device of claim 8 wherein said transport meansincludes secondary switch closing means for closing said secondaryswitch means after closure of said primary switch means and said primarycircuit breakers.
 10. The device of claim 1 wherein said coded indiciaalong said at least one inner surface of said receptacle comprise aplurality of orifices therein so positioned as to receive a respectiveplurality of pins arising from a surface of said coded card as the codedindicia thereof.
 11. The device of claim 10 wherein said primary switchmeans and said primary circuit breakers comprise a plurality ofmicroswitches corresponding to and positioned axially of said orificesso as to be contacted and closed by said pins upon receipt thereofwithin said orifices.
 12. The device of claim 7 including externallyoperable tertiary switch means interposed in the circuit of at least oneof said primary circuit breakers.
 13. The device of claim 12 includingelectrically operable hood-release means for permitting access to amotor compartment of said motor vehicle, said hood-release means beingelectronically connected to a source of electrical power through saidtertiary switch means, said secondary switch means, and said at leastone primary circuit breaker.
 14. The device of claim 12 includingelectronically operable storage compartment unlocking means forunlocking and permitting access to a storage compartment of said motorvehicle and electronically connected to a source of electrical powerthrough said tertiary switch means, said secondary switch means, and aprimary circuit breaker.